Dr. Christopher Gardner

So the cosmetic means it's to make the food look good. If you're going to go buy it on the shelf, I mean, think just for a minute of an emulsifier. If you went to buy something and it was separated on the shelf, you thought, wow, I don't really want that. It looks like it's half this and half the other thing. Let's say it was a salad dressing.

So the cosmetic means it's to make the food look good. If you're going to go buy it on the shelf, I mean, think just for a minute of an emulsifier. If you went to buy something and it was separated on the shelf, you thought, wow, I don't really want that. It looks like it's half this and half the other thing. Let's say it was a salad dressing.

So the cosmetic means it's to make the food look good. If you're going to go buy it on the shelf, I mean, think just for a minute of an emulsifier. If you went to buy something and it was separated on the shelf, you thought, wow, I don't really want that. It looks like it's half this and half the other thing. Let's say it was a salad dressing.

I would want the salad dressing to look all homogenized, like somebody shook it up, and I don't want to put the parts on my salad. I want to put the salad dressing. So the cosmetic additives are to make it look good, and that's why we have dyes. I don't think I want to buy that gray thing, but I would buy the red or the yellow or whatever color it is.

I would want the salad dressing to look all homogenized, like somebody shook it up, and I don't want to put the parts on my salad. I want to put the salad dressing. So the cosmetic additives are to make it look good, and that's why we have dyes. I don't think I want to buy that gray thing, but I would buy the red or the yellow or whatever color it is.

I would want the salad dressing to look all homogenized, like somebody shook it up, and I don't want to put the parts on my salad. I want to put the salad dressing. So the cosmetic additives are to make it look good, and that's why we have dyes. I don't think I want to buy that gray thing, but I would buy the red or the yellow or whatever color it is.

those different additives are going in to make it look more appealing or feel more appealing or smell more appealing instead of just being food. So it does make sense that this is sort of we've gone too far. We have this incredible food system that makes inexpensive food very available for a lot of people 24-7. And we just went too far. It's too available. It's too inexpensive.

those different additives are going in to make it look more appealing or feel more appealing or smell more appealing instead of just being food. So it does make sense that this is sort of we've gone too far. We have this incredible food system that makes inexpensive food very available for a lot of people 24-7. And we just went too far. It's too available. It's too inexpensive.

those different additives are going in to make it look more appealing or feel more appealing or smell more appealing instead of just being food. So it does make sense that this is sort of we've gone too far. We have this incredible food system that makes inexpensive food very available for a lot of people 24-7. And we just went too far. It's too available. It's too inexpensive.

It's too stable on the grocery shelf place there so that like three months from now, no bugs have eaten it. It hasn't gone bad. Isn't that good economically that it hasn't gone bad? But isn't it a little scary that the bugs don't even want to eat it? Because they can tell there's no nutrition in here. So, yeah, the processed food issue is very interesting. It's fasting that RFK Jr.

It's too stable on the grocery shelf place there so that like three months from now, no bugs have eaten it. It hasn't gone bad. Isn't that good economically that it hasn't gone bad? But isn't it a little scary that the bugs don't even want to eat it? Because they can tell there's no nutrition in here. So, yeah, the processed food issue is very interesting. It's fasting that RFK Jr.

It's too stable on the grocery shelf place there so that like three months from now, no bugs have eaten it. It hasn't gone bad. Isn't that good economically that it hasn't gone bad? But isn't it a little scary that the bugs don't even want to eat it? Because they can tell there's no nutrition in here. So, yeah, the processed food issue is very interesting. It's fasting that RFK Jr.

wants to handle this. And a lot of us are really excited that somebody would like to take a real firm stance here because it is out of whack.

wants to handle this. And a lot of us are really excited that somebody would like to take a real firm stance here because it is out of whack.

wants to handle this. And a lot of us are really excited that somebody would like to take a real firm stance here because it is out of whack.

Yep, it sure would. And that would wipe out 60% of what's in a grocery store right now. And if somebody went in to buy food for their family and 60% of the food was gone and we hadn't replaced it with food that is more nutritious but meets their budget and is accessible, that would be criminal. to be perfectly honest.

Yep, it sure would. And that would wipe out 60% of what's in a grocery store right now. And if somebody went in to buy food for their family and 60% of the food was gone and we hadn't replaced it with food that is more nutritious but meets their budget and is accessible, that would be criminal. to be perfectly honest.

Yep, it sure would. And that would wipe out 60% of what's in a grocery store right now. And if somebody went in to buy food for their family and 60% of the food was gone and we hadn't replaced it with food that is more nutritious but meets their budget and is accessible, that would be criminal. to be perfectly honest.

And that's why the health community is trying to figure out how to react to this. So part of this is, I'll just take an example, several examples of things that fall into the line of these ultra-processed foods. There's actually quite a few whole wheat breads, yogurts, salad dressings, and things like tomato sauces.

And that's why the health community is trying to figure out how to react to this. So part of this is, I'll just take an example, several examples of things that fall into the line of these ultra-processed foods. There's actually quite a few whole wheat breads, yogurts, salad dressings, and things like tomato sauces.